Sharks come from a family of fish containing between 400 and 500 species (depending on who you ask!). Dating back over 400 million years, long before the dinosaurs, the sharks have had plenty of time to diversify into a wide variety of forms, some of … [Read more...]
10 Most Dangerous Fish in the World
Before we get going on this list of the world's most dangerous fish I'm going to tell you what I'm not putting on the list. Firstly, sharks - technically they should be occupying most of the top spots but as I've already done a rather excellent article on … [Read more...]
10 of the Most Dangerous Beaches in the World
Beaches are all about relaxing, taking in the scenery and generally having a good time. Think crystal clear azure waters, pristine white sand and palm trees gently swaying in the year round sunshine. Here at Planet Deadly we are huge fans of the beach but … [Read more...]
South America’s Most Dangerous Animals
When you think about South America you tend to assume there are plenty of deadly critters out there. A lot of this stems from the fact that the northeastern corner of the continent is dominated by the immense and impenetrable Amazon Jungle. To be honest, … [Read more...]
Most Dangerous Animals in Africa
Much of Africa could be considered fairly dangerous by western standards and to be honest, the wildlife in Africa is probably the least likely thing that will kill you. In general African animals are far more at risk from humans that visa versa. That said … [Read more...]
Most Dangerous Animals in Europe
As demonstrated by our article on the most dangerous animals in the UK you have to dig pretty hard to find anything too scary in most of Europe and even then the term 'dangerous' is pretty relative. However, through diligent research I have found around … [Read more...]
Most dangerous sea creatures
Covering 70% of the world's surface the sea is home to some of the most unusual, mysterious and deadly animals on the planet. As humans are not native to the oceans this makes us easy pickings for many of these creatures, although thankfully we are … [Read more...]
Australia’s Most Dangerous Animals
It seems to be pretty widely accepted that as soon as you step of the plane Down Under your life expectancy plummets due Australia’s wealth of deadly animals. Inland are some of the most venomous creatures to be found anywhere, whilst the coasts are … [Read more...]
10 Deadliest Man Eating Animals
Back in prehistoric times being eaten alive by some sort of ravenous beast was an everyday risk. Thankfully, since then things have improved somewhat for most of us - getting hit by a bus is probably the modern equivalent of being torn apart by wolves. … [Read more...]
Most Dangerous Animals in Asia
For those of you who've seen the Jungle Book then you're halfway there on this one. We've got snakes, bears and even tigers, but there's also a few even nastier deadly animals to be found across the vast continent of Asia. Stretching from the deserts of … [Read more...]
Most Dangerous Animal in North America
On the deadly scale, the continent of North America is somewhere in the middle. Probably even on the safe side. But don't let that lul you into a false sense of security. There are quite a few dangerous animals both big and small roaming the wilds of the … [Read more...]
Shark Attack Statistics
The tables below list the recorded unprovoked* shark attacks from around the world since records began in 1580. They have been aggregated and are held by the International Shark Attack File (ISAF). The ISAF, the longest running authority on shark … [Read more...]
Most Dangerous Sharks
Few animals instill quite the same fear as sharks. As apex predators many types of sharks are well equipped to inflict serious injury; large, fast, powerful and armed with row upon row of razor sharp teeth these fish are finely honed killing machines. … [Read more...]
Bull Shark Facts
The bulls shark (Carcharhinus leucas) is considered by many to be the most dangerous shark to humans on the planet. So why does it not have quite such a notorious rep as its cousins, the more great white and tiger sharks? Well, read on and we might just … [Read more...]
